ASSEMBLYMEMBER ARAMBULA AUTHORS ASSEMBLY BILL 29 TO REQUIRE THAT COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AND DOULAS RECEIVE MEDI-CAL REIMBURSEMENTS FOR CONDUCTING ACES TRAUMA SCREENINGS

Hollye Jenkins, Certified Lactation Educator and Community Health Advocate (also known as a Community Health Worker) from BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center, joined Assemblymember Arambula in April to share how this legislation would impact both her work and the community she serves.  Watch the full video here

BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center is proud to co-sponsor Assembly Bill 29 (AB29). Introduced by Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula, this bill is an important step forward in expanding trauma-informed care across California. The below is pulled from the press release published earlier this week. You can read the full press release here.

"SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) has authored Assembly Bill 29 to ensure that community health workers and doulas – who are vital to serving our most vulnerable communities – receive Medi-Cal reimbursements for providing ACEs screenings.

ACEs stands for Adverse Childhood Experiences, which are traumatic episodes that can include abuse or neglect or exposure to violence, mental illness, substance abuse, or criminal activity. The consequences can be heartbreaking, increasing the risk for intergenerational trauma and deaths caused by heart disease, stroke, cancer, and suicide.

Screening for ACEs is essential in diagnosing and treating children to help them overcome these harrowing experiences so that they can have stable lives of well-being and potential. Community health workers and doulas are trusted providers in some of the most underserved and disadvantaged communities in the Central Valley and California."

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